{"id":23878,"date":"2024-03-28T10:51:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T08:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miles.dev.focus-on.gr\/?page_id=23878"},"modified":"2025-07-21T11:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:45:29","slug":"sights-monuments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/en\/sights-monuments\/","title":{"rendered":"SIGHTS &#8211; MONUMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23878\" class=\"elementor elementor-23878 elementor-23877\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff79a3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff79a3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426bb58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"426bb58\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ca72d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9ca72d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/church-monastery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/church-firstimage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15130\" alt=\"church firstimage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/church-firstimage.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/church-firstimage-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/church-firstimage-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62edc11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62edc11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Churches &#8211; Monasteries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The history, architectural traditions, and the religious and social life of the island are inextricably connected to the numerous churches and monasteries. Historically, the Sifnians benefited from the privileges granted to them by the Turkish sultans in relation to the free expression of their Christian faith. Thus the Archdiocese of Sifnos was established in 1646&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8fa7a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a8fa7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/church-monastery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f0f48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80f0f48\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0021b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0021b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/archeological-sites\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/archeological-firstimage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15197\" alt=\"archeological firstimage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/archeological-firstimage.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/archeological-firstimage-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/archeological-firstimage-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116b5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"116b5fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Archeological sites<\/strong><\/p><p>The subsoil of the island consists mainly of schist, gneiss and marble, but also is also mineral-bearing, containing argentiferous lead, copper, iron and zinc deposits, a fact that has played a catalytic role in the development of the island from prehistoric times, when exploitation of metalliferous deposits served to promote overall cultural development&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d0de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00d0de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/archeological-sites\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa23465 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa23465\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b461f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3b461f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/museums\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/museums-firstimage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15299\" alt=\"museums firstimage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/museums-firstimage.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/museums-firstimage-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milesaway.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/museums-firstimage-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3a629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef3a629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Museums<\/strong><\/p><p>Agios Andreas Archaeological site &amp; museum exhibit. This is the newest and most modern museum of the island (open to the public since 2010). On display are a variety of selected findings from excavations in the region, and a wealth of print and visual material pertaining to both the Acropolis of Agios Andreas and the&#8230;<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df3fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2df3fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/museums\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churches &#8211; Monasteries The history, architectural traditions, and the religious and social life of the island are inextricably connected to the numerous churches and monasteries. 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